The Zookeeper's Wife (film)

The Zookeeper's Wife
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNiki Caro
Written byAngela Workman
Based onThe Zookeeper's Wife
by Diane Ackerman
Produced by
  • Jeff Abberley
  • Jamie Patricof
  • Diane Miller Levin
  • Kim Zubick
  • Robbie Tollin
Starring
CinematographyAndrij Parekh
Edited byDavid Coulson
Music byHarry Gregson-Williams
Production
companies
  • Scion Films
  • Electric City Entertainment
  • Tollin Productions
  • Rowe/Miller Productions
  • Czech Anglo Productions[1]
Distributed byFocus Features (United States)
Universal Pictures (United Kingdom, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Latin America and Eastern Europe)[2]
Release dates
  • 8 March 2017 (2017-03-08) (Warsaw)
  • 31 March 2017 (2017-03-31) (United States)
  • 21 April 2017 (2017-04-21) (United Kingdom)
Running time
126 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Czech Republic[3]
LanguagesEnglish, German, Hebrew
Budget$20 million[4][5]
Box office$26.2 million[2]

The Zookeeper's Wife is a 2017 American war drama film directed by Niki Caro and written by Angela Workman. It is based on Diane Ackerman's non-fiction book of the same name.[6] The film tells the true story of how Jan and Antonina Żabiński rescued hundreds of Polish Jews from the Germans by hiding them in their Warsaw zoo during World War II.[7][Note 1] It stars Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl and Michael McElhatton.

The film had its world premiere on 8 March 2017 in Warsaw, Poland, the location of the story, followed by its US premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California, on 12 March 2017. The film was released in the United States on 31 March 2017, by Focus Features, and by Universal Pictures International in the United Kingdom on 21 April 2017. It received mixed reviews from critics but a positive response from audiences and grossed $26 million worldwide.[9][10][11]

  1. ^ "The Zookeeper's Wife". Czech Film Commission (in Czech). Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "The Zookeeper's Wife". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Filmu Úkryt v zoo nabízí silný příběh z druhé světové války". Blesk.cz (in Czech). 21 March 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. ^ "The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ^ Campbell, Christopher (11 December 2017). "The Disaster Artist' and 'I, Tonya' make their mark in an otherwise poor year for biographical movies". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Overview: 'The Zookeeper's Wife' (2016)." Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved: 1 April 2017.
  7. ^ Ackerman 2007, p. 2.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference History was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Box Office: Boss Baby Bumps Beast From Number One". Rotten Tomatoes. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  10. ^ Brueggemann, Tom (4 June 2017). "'Wonder Woman' Sends Indie Box Office Straight to Hades". IndieWire.
  11. ^ Brooks, Brian (2 April 2017). "'The Zookeeper's Wife' Debuts To $3.3M; 'David Lynch' Doc Gets Solid Start – Specialty Box Office".


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